Developing dynamic capabilities for corporate sustainability:  The role of sustainable knowledge transfer between supply chain partners

Qile He; Qiang Wu; Yanqing Duan

doi:10547/264313

Developing dynamic capabilities for corporate sustainability: The role of sustainable knowledge transfer between supply chain partners

Qile He
, Qiang Wu
, Yanqing Duan

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Abstract

Persistent differences in corporate commitments to sustainability have led to an
increasing debate. However, reasons behind such differences still lack a generic
theorization. We propose that a key source of these differences lies in what we define
as dynamic capabilities for corporate sustainability. These conceptualized capabilities
can be disaggregated into three distinctive but related capabilities for firms to: (1)
sense the emerging needs of various stakeholders, (2) identify profitable opportunities
from the rapidly changing sustainable expectations, and (3) modify existing functional
capabilities and their combinative patterns. It is our argument that sustainable
knowledge transfer between supply chain partners plays a crucial role in improving
the development of these three capabilities. We conclude this argument by providing
a theoretical framework and a set of propositions for future empirical test.

Original language	English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10547/264313
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	European Academy of Management (EURAM) Annual Conference - Rotterdam, Netherlands Duration: 6 Jun 2012 → 8 Jun 2012

Conference

Conference	European Academy of Management (EURAM) Annual Conference
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Rotterdam
Period	6/06/12 → 8/06/12

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

Dynamic Capabilities
Corporate Sustainability
Sustainable Knowledge Transfer

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